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Plants could pave the way for new ovarian cancer treatments
Thu, Aug 25, 2011
Tropical plants may contain the basis of new and effective treatments for ovarian cancer, according to researchers at the Universities of Portsmouth and Strathclyde.....moreHigh levels of student satisfaction for fifth consecutive year
Tue, Aug 16, 2011
Students at the University of Portsmouth have reported very high levels of satisfaction in the National Students Survey for the fifth year running.....moreWorld record breaker says thanks to Portsmouth team
Fri, Aug 12, 2011
A former Welsh international rugby player, who is the first person ever to stand on the highest summit on each of the world’s continents and stand on all 3 poles in the same calendar year has returned to the University Portsmouth to thank the team that helped him prepare for the challenge.....moreNew professorship for radiation expert
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
An expert on nuclear radiation and the Chernobyl disaster is the latest member of University staff to be awarded a professorship.....moreNew fossil lends weight to giant bird theories
Wed, Aug 10, 2011
A gigantic prehistoric bird which could have been as big as an ostrich has been identified from a single jawbone.....moreBBC recruits students for Big Screen Olympic Games coverage
Fri, Aug 5, 2011
The BBC selected twice the number of students from the University of Portsmouth than it intended to be involved in producing content for the UK’s ‘Big Screens’ during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.....moreFraud in HE sector could exceed £1 billion per annum
Thu, Aug 4, 2011
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) need to protect themselves more effectively against fraud, claims a new report, which found that the total cost of fraud in the sector could exceed £1 billion per annum.....moreScientist urges compulsory sports bras in schools
Tue, Aug 2, 2011
A campaign has been launched to educate schoolgirls on breast health and make sports bras a compulsory part of PE kit in all UK schools in the same way that mouthguards are for hockey and rugby.....more